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Using original NTSC list for 2K dpx for new HD delivery
I have a job coming up where the client wants a 1080 HD version that was originally graded in Resolve as NTSC from 35mm telecine selects. The goal is to match the look and deliver a true 1080 24 version.
To compensate for the inevitable repos that will ensue we are scanning the negative full frame at 2K to dpx. I will then zoom in to fill left and right and the clients will choose the new framing per scene.
There will be no re cut to provide a 24fps list so I have the original 30fps list and am searching for the best way to rebuild an HD timeline with an NTSC list.
I know its simply removing the pulldown but how will Resolve conform the new dpx files with the 30fps edl if at all?
Thanks,
Dave
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I just had the pleasure of doing that and its pretty complicated.
The problem is that during editing the cadence of the pull down drifts.
So even when it all was scanned as A,B,BC,CD,D,E, you will only find the same cadence in 20% of you final film.
The rest will start somewhere else probably.
As far as I know, only hardware boxes like the Teranex can detect cadence shifts on a shot base and compensate for them automatically.
The other problem is, you will run into shots where TWO cadence are in one edit and removing both with steal a frame from you.
You can expect around 5% loss in total.
The only proper way to do this is to re-edit the footage into a proper 24p timeline, then do the scans from the EDL based on that edit.
Everything else is a world of pain and will never be perfect.A slice of color…
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Thanks Sascha. It seems we are going to grade the selects with handles and over cut the SD version. So I will probably just build a default timeline and grade in c mode. Our finisher will in essence re edit in 23.98.
Dave
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